YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Purchased by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 130.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $94,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the last quarter. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at $318,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,539,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $45.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $38.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on YPF. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.